Jared:

Me and Sam pulled down the highway away from Chief Swans house after leaving a very angry and confused Charlie behind with Billy to discuss it some more. I thought he was gonna flip when I had to phase but that was nothing compared to finding out his little girl is the mate of two wolves. I was sure he was gonna shoot me.

Around half an hour later we pulled up, unloading Bella's stuff to put in her room when we heard Bella shouting and a smacking sound. I bolted to the door dropping the bags just inside the door and heading towards Emily's kitchen which had Bella sat on the counter and slapping Paul with a wooden spoon.

I couldn't believe she was awake and up doing things already. Usually I'd have made this point to Paul but the look on his face told me she was being her usual stubborn self. I stepped in between her legs on the counter and pulled her to me in a gentle hug which had her resting her head on my shoulder and drinking in my scent.

"That's better" she sighed content.

"What's better? What's going on?"

"Well it seems our little pup here doesn't like not being able to smell us so she's been on edge and hitting me with that god damn spoon!" Paul grumbled

Bella rolled her eyes at him and turned to me.

"No I keep hitting him because he keeps going all caveman on me and pissing me off"

Sam stepped in now clapped Paul on the back.

"Well Bella it smells damn good so how about I take this trouble maker out of your hair to go round up the guys and Jared can help you?"

"That would be perfect before we have silver wolf pie when I've killed him" she smiled sweetly before pulling Paul in to a hug as he left and kissing his cheek.

They just stepped out of the door when I followed.

"PAUL!"

"What's up Jay?"

"Mind leaving me your shirt?"

"You've got a shirt of your own!"

"Yeah for Bella with the whole scent thing, I ain't being whacked with a spoon coz you've been banned from the kitchen" I chuckled. He took off his shirt and threw it over before phasing and taking off.

Bella:

"Got ya something honey" Jared smiled as he came back in to the room.

He threw me a shirt and as it landed in my lap I could smell Paul and looked back at him with a grateful smile.

"I don't know why it bothers me"

"It'll just be the imprint bond sweetie, it's nothing bad. I think it's cute. It means you need us like we need you" he said as he kissed my temple "So what we making?"

"It's all done, just waiting for the guys to turn up now" I chirps, happy to be up and about.

I try to slide down from the counter only to fall when I stretch my torso too much. I wait for the impact from the floor but Jared grabs me before I make contact and walks me in to the living room and sitting on the couch with me arranged on his lap.

"Why don't we watch a film while we wait for the guys?"

I smile and cuddle in to him and begin to drift off as he puts on some action film I haven't seen before.

I'm alerted by the sudden increase in temperature in the room. I open my eyes to find Sam, Paul, Embry, Jake and Quil all stood watching me sleep. I smile up at them and haul myself up off Jared.

"Hey Quil sweetie" I smile before pulling him to me for a gentle hug and rub his back soothingly which causes Paul to growl. I shoot him a look and he gets the message before huffing and flopping to the couch next to Jared.

"Hey Bella bean" he mumbles while he buries his head in my hair "I'm so sorry Belly" he says over and over as he cries in to my shoulder as I soothe him through it.

"It's okay Quil, it was my stupid fault for not listening to Jay and Paul. I'm sort honey, I was just so scared when I heard your anxiety and I knew you'd need a friend. You okay now?"

I pull away from Quil only to be swept up in to an embrace by the other guys before Paul pulls me back down to the couch between him and Jared.

Sam takes this moment to sit down and welcome Quil to the pack.

"Well Quil, it's good to have you in the pack, we always welcome a new pack brother. Do you have any questions or anything for us Quil and then I'll explain how thing are going to work now we have you"

"Um, no, I don't think so" he says quietly, still not his good old self.

"Okay, well you can ask any of us anything from now on. As for how things work, we split up and take shifts in order to patrol the Rez. The newest wolves we have are you and our little Bella over here." he said as he smiled over at me.

"I don't think Bella should be patrolling" Paul piped up.

"Paul stop being silly, I will not sit back while people are risking their lives, I'm meant to be a protector too"

"Actually I have to agree with him Bells" Jared counters.

"What the fuck? Well it's not up to you two, it's up to Sam" I smile smugly while shooting Sam a look that told him not to pull that crap with me.

"Well Bells, me and Paul were talking about this before and I have a solution. If you patrol you must have two wolves with you at all time and one of them must be Paul or Jared"

"I think two wolves is a bit overkill Sam" I grumble.

"Well I don't wanna deal with those two so that is that. Plus your dad would kill me as well"

"My dad? What's he got to do with this?"

"Well, um, we kinda told him about us"